Collapsible display-carton.



W. A. V- PORTER. COLLAPSIBLE DISPLAY CARTON.

' APPLICATION FILED AUG.26. I915.

1,202,422. Patented Oct. 24,1916.

2 SHEETS-SHEET I.

I ash-68M W. A. V. PORTER COLLAPSIBLE DISPLAY CARTON.

, 7 APPLICATION FILED AUG.26. 19I5- 1,202,422.

Patented Oct. 24,1916. Z SHEETS SHEET 2.

. 6 p j B 2 7 i5 i0 4 1 represents a similar View with the cover nzoaaee.

lihlD PATENT ()FFICE.

WILLIAM A. V. PORTER, OF NEYV YORK, N. Y.. ASSIGNOR T0 DAVID WEILS SONS LITHU- GRAPHI C COMPANY, OF. BROOKLYN, NEW YORK, A CORPORATION OF NEW YORK.

CQLLAPSIBLE DISELAY-CARTQN.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WiLLiAM A. V. Pon- 'rna, a citizen of the United States, and resident of the boroughoi Manhattan, in the city and State of New York, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Collapsh ble Display-Cartons, of which the -follo-wing is a specification.

This invention relates to a collapsible dis play carton, with the object in view of providing an article of this character which may be out from sheet material 'in the form of a blank, at one operation, with economy of material; and which may be readily folded into a strong and serviceable carton havin; numerous smooth. display surfaces, and

having a novel arrangement for supporting, the cover in open position in which its inner surface may be used as a display surface.

A further object is to provide such an article in which the blank from which it is folded is so formed that the outer surfaces of the front, back, and ends, and the inner surface of the cover, all of which surfaces may be used for the purpose of display, are on one side of the blank when in flat form.

A still further object is to provide certain improvements in the form and arrangement of the several pa'rts whereby the above named and other objects may be effectively carried out.

A practical embodiment of my invention is represented in the accompanying drawings, in which,

Figure 1 represents a plan view of the blank from which the carton may be folded." Fig. 2 represents a top plan view of the folded carton with the cover closed. Fig. 3

open and supported in open position. Fig.

4 represents an end vieyv of the parts shown in Fig. 3. Fig. 5 represents a section taken in the plane of the line A- -A of Fig. 3, looking. in the direction of the arrows, and Fig. '6 represents a section taken in the plane of the line 18-13 of Fig. 3, lobkihg in the direction of the arrows.

The material from which the carton is to be made may be any suitable sheet material, but I preferably employ cardboard of a quality and character which i familiar to those in this art. This sheet material may be laid out fiat and stamped out atone blow with a die, or suitably stamped out or cut in any well known or=approved manner. At

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed August 5%, 193.5.

Patented Oct. 24, 1916.

Serial No. M34195.

the same time that the blank is stamped or cut out, it may also preferably be creased,

in a'well understood manner, along the lines stitutes the back of the box is denoted by l;

the panelwhich constitutes the front by 2; the panels which constitute the ends by 3, 4; the panel which constitutes the bottom by 5;

and the panel which constitutes the cover by 6. These panels are shaped in the premnt instance, so as to constitute a box which is substantially square in plan view and two and one-half times as wide and deep as it is high. However, it will be understood that the particular proportions are not essential of the invention. The panels 1, 2, designed to form the back and front of the carton respectively, are provided attheir ends with wings 7, 8 and 9, 10, respectively, Which Wings are designed to be bent inwardly when the blank is being folded and lie along the ends of the carton. These wings are shown of such ,size and shape that, when they are folded as described, theysubstantially close the ends of the box or carton,

a? e. the said wings are substantially the same width as the height of the sides of the carton, and the extremities of the wings, 7

8 and 9,10, substantially abut when in said position.

The panel ,5, which forms the bottom of the article, has panels 11, 12, which project from its sides and which are of substantially the same size and shape as the panels 3, l, which form the ends or sides of the carton. These panels 11, 12, are, however, slightly narrower than'the panels 3, 4:, no

and they are calculated to fold upwardly from the bottom panel 5, along the ends of the box between the iii-turned wings 7, 8, '9, 10, and end panels 3, 4:, thus serving as rein'forcing' elements for the end portions.

Slits l3, 14, are fashioned at the; juncture of the panels 11, 12, and the panel 5, which slits are so arranged and of such-a size as to be fitted to snugly receive cars 15, 16, which protrude from the sides of the end panels 3,

4, respectively; the said cooperative engagement of the slits and ears insuring the retention of the various parts constituting and reinforcing the ends of the carton, as described, in folded position.

The back panel 1 has a narrow lip 17 ex-.

tending substantially throughout its width and located at the edge thereof, which lip is intended to be provided with an adhesive so that it may be secured to the outside of the cover panel (5, near its line of juncture with the end panels 3, 4, so as to hold the front, back and bottom of the carton in folded shape. It will be understood that this adhesive may be applied either prior to or during the folding of the blank and that it may be applied either to the lip17, as suggested, or to the portion of the cover panel 6 which the said lip contacts, as described.

The cover panel 6 is connected with the end panels 3, l, by means of corner pieces 18, 19; and the said end panels are also provided with inwardly projecting supporting flaps 20, 21. These supporting flaps are designed to be folded upwardly, and are provided at their extremities with cars 22, 23, adapted to engage slits 2s, 25, cut into the cover panel 6; this interengageinent of the said ears and slits serving to holdthe cover in open position substantially at right angles to the plane of the top of the box.

20, 21, are attached to the end panels 3, l,

and removably engage the'cover panel (3,

rather than the opposite arrangement, I am able to effect two important results: first, there is economy of material in that the portion of the blank which would be removed in order to leave the top of the box open, is

partially utilized to forinthe supporting' flaps; and, second, the fact that these flaps are not attached to thesides of the 'cover panel 6, enables the adjacent blanks cut from the sheet material to interlock as said in this industry, that is, the inaterial of one blank to project into or overlap the mac tion of the cover panel (5, asindicat'ed at 26. To secure the front panel 2 to the end panels 3, hand thus have the blank remain in a single piece, I provide 'a flange or edge 27. This may be of such size and shape as to ornament the edges of the openix'igin the top of the box, and it also serves the purpose of preventing articles from falling out in case the carton is placed at an angle to the horizontal.. 1 J

In folding the carton frornthe blank, as

By cut ting the blank so that these supporting flaps caused to adhere to the back'of the panel 6, 1 1 as described, and clearly shown in Figs. 4

and 5. Next the wings .7, 8, 9, 10, are

folded atright angles to the panels 1, 2; v 7

the reinforcing panels 11, .12 are folded at Y I.

right angles to the bottom panel 5,.so as to lie over the wings 7,8, 9,10; the end panels 1 i 3, 4, are folded at right angles to the corner pieces 18, 19, flaps 20, 21 andfiange 27, so"

as to overlie the panels 11, 12; and finally,

, the ears 15,16, are caused to enter the slits 13, 1 1. The box is now folded or] completely shaped and may either be closed by folding down the cover panel 6, or the latter 5 M i may be folded up at right angles and sup- 7 ported in such position'by the-flaps 20, 21,

when they are bent upwardly and theirears 22, 23, caused to engage the slits 24, 25.

From the foregoing, it will be observed that I not only provide ablank which is fitted to form a strong and serviceable carton, but the blank is so arranged and divided that those parts which constitute the outside of am body of the carton when folded, and

the inside of the cover, are all on one side I of the blank. Hence, all the surfaces which i i are designed and adapted to be used as dis] play surfaces may be printedwith the appropriate SllbJGCt-lllflllllGP at one operation and without rm ersing the blank.

It will be understoodthat various changes may be resorted to in the form andlarrangement and material without departing from the spirit and scope of my invention} and 3 hence I do not intend to be limited to specifie details herein shown and described except as they may be set forth in the claims.

\Vhat I claim is: v V l. A carton of the character described, comprising a blank of sheet material cut to shape andadapted to -be folded into 'box' A a fornuition, said blank having panels designed to constitute the fron't'and back of the folded box, panelsldeslguedto 100118131- tute the ends of the folded box, a paneldesigned to constitute tlifeliottom of the folded 4 box, wings located at the ends of the; said front and backpanels and adapted to fold along the ends of the box, and reinforcing panels located at the sides of the bottom panel and adapted to fold between the said wings and the end panels, the said end panels haVinQcars and tliesaid reinforcing panels having slits adapted to receive said ears for holding-the sa d wings, reinforcing panels andend formingpanelslin folded'poe sltion. I 2,18, carton of the character described,

' comprising it blankofsheet material cut tosha-pea'ndv .ildaptedto be folded into-box "formation, said blank hayingpanels de' signed to constitute the ends of the folded I boX,'-:1 panel designed to constitute the cover. of the box zin'd'fitted when open to act as a 1 display surface. a 1 1jd, $ixpf 0 rting fia'ps, both tached to the end forming-panels and ham .ing cooperating slits and; ezu's, "whereby the.

flaps'nmyholdthe-eos'er open zin'd m dls v play msitionf A .f urtol-l comprising-:1 blank of'sheetmaterial cut'to shape and -adfl|)ted to-be folded-into box f01:1natio11,snidblunk having panel's designed '1- 1 to constitute the ends of the-folded'boxl mpn-nel designed to co'nsti'tute the cover of the box and" fitted when open to act as a display snrface5 and-supporting flaps, both the cover pzihel andthesaid flaps being attached to the andformingpanels,saidflupshavingfears and the cover-panel and. the said flzipsbeing at- "theflcover p'zinelheving slits designed tore-1 eeive said ears, whereby the'fiaps may hold the eover open and in display position.

4'. A; carton of the vchmtac'te'x described,

comprising a bla'nk of sheet material cut toshape andedapted tobe folded: into boxformation, said blank having panels'de; signed; to constitute the ends of the folded box, at panel-designedto constitute the cover of the box andfitted whenop'ento act as a display surface, and supporting'fiape, both' the cover panel andth'e said flaps be-xpg attached to the endform'ing 'panels and havmg cooperating slitsancl ears, wherebythe flaps may hold the cover open'and in display position and may be folded inwardly and be covered by-thecovef panel when the cartonis closed, I In testimony,- tha t I .claim the foi'egoing as my in'ventioml have signed my name this seventeenth day of July 1915. 

